Why Mr. Bird Chose the Air: Sierra Leone Folktales

Have you ever wondered why the bird decided to fly or why goats grew horns? These questions and more are what some Sierra Leonean folktales answer especially to the very inquiring child.Inspired by folktales originally written by his Grandfather Thomas A.L. Decker Akindele retells stories of his Grandpa Tommy passed on from Akindeles Great-Great Grandfather.Growing up his grandfathers book of folktales was the first book Akindele ever owned. It was his introduction to a wide imagination of making sense of the world around him.In Why Mr. Bird Chose the Air Tommys Grandpa T.C. shares his story of Mr. Bird to his Grandchildren Tommy and Talabi.In a little town in Sierra Leone called Murray Town cousins Tommy and Talabi learn for the first time why Mr. Bird chose the sky.